How much municipal tax do you pay in Merksplas?

The additional personal tax (APB) in Merksplas is 6,5% for tax year 2025.

How much are the property tax surcharges in Merksplas?

The municipal property tax surcharges (opcentiemen) in Merksplas are 692 for tax year 2025.

What is the average property price in Merksplas?

The median price for a house in Merksplas is € 405.000 (source: Statbel 2024).

Living in Merksplas

Taxes, housing prices & more · Antwerpen

Merksplas, een landelijke gemeente in de provincie Antwerpen, maakt deel uit van de Kempen. De gemeente hanteert een APB-tarief van 6,5% en opcentiemen van 692 op de onroerende voorheffing. De gemiddelde huurprijs voor een woning bedraagt € 817 per maand.

Municipal tax

6,5%

↓Avg. 7,2%

Property tax surcharges

692

↓Avg. 895

Median price house

€ 405.000

↑Avg. € 341.499

Inhabitants

8.921

Avg. rent price

€ 817

↓Avg. € 889

Taxes

Municipal tax (APB)

6,5%

9% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Property tax surcharges (opcentiemen onroerende voorheffing)

692

23% onder Vlaams gemiddelde

Provincial surcharges (opcentiemen)

145,33

Estimated yearly municipal tax burden

€ 1.742,30

Based on a gross income of € 40.000 and a cadastral income (KI) of € 1.200. Calculate with your own details →

Source: Gemeente-Stadsmonitor Vlaanderen, tax year 2025

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Gross annual income (€)

Cadastral income (€)ⓘ

Simplified calculation · AJ 2026

Estimated yearly tax burden€ 1.742,30

or per month€ 145,19

Real estate prices

Median price house

€ 405.000

19% boven Vlaams gemiddelde

Median price villa

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Median price apartment

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Price evolution

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Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Rental prices

Average rent price (S1 2025)

€ 817 / month

↓ Avg. € 889

▲ +3,3% vs 2023

Apartment

€ 1.053(Fl. avg. € 990)

Gebaseerd op nieuwe huurcontracten afgesloten via een vastgoedkantoor. Bron: CIB Huurbarometer, S1 2025.

Demographics

Inhabitants

8.921

Surface area

44,6 km²

Population density

200/km²

Average income

€ 39.261

Source: Statbel / BelgieInCijfers, 2024

Safety & crime

444 offences

50,0 per 1,000 inhabitants

▲ +8,0% vs 2023#179 of 285

Per 1,000 inhabitants vs Flemish average

Total

50,0

Theft

8,6

Violence

7,0

Vandalism

2,0

Crime statistics are based on police-registered offences (source: Federal Police, 2024). This only includes reported and registered crimes. Cities tend to score higher because more people pass through, work and go out there.

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Source: Federale Politie via Gemeente-Stadsmonitor, 2024

Education & childcare

7 schools

1.406 students (place of residence)

Schools by type

Kindergarten

Primary

Secondary

Special education

Students by level (place of residence)

253

Kindergarten

529

Primary

624

Secondary

Childcare

132

licensed spots

55,5

spots per 100 children (age 0-3)

Higher education nearby

UAntwerpen

Nearest university · Antwerpen · 36,3 km

Thomas More

Nearest college (hogeschool) · Turnhout · 7,4 km

campuses within 15 km

campuses within 30 km

School counts represent the number of locations in the municipality. Student numbers are based on the student's place of residence, not the school's location. Source: Dataloep, Flemish Ministry of Education, school year 2025-2026.

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